SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468
The Expedition 11 crew is nearing the end of its six-month mission
aboard the international space station. Commander Sergei Krikalev and
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips will return to
Earth aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft Monday.
Since Expedition 12 arrived Oct. 3, Krikalev and Phillips have been
briefing the new crew on station operations and science activities.
The new crewmembers -- Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer
Valery Tokarev -- will mark the fifth anniversary of a human presence
aboard the station next month. They will stay on the orbital outpost
until next April.
Spaceflight Participant Greg Olsen, who arrived at the station with
Expedition 12 under a contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency,
has been conducting experiments during his eight-day stay. He will
return to Earth with Expedition 11.
NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> will carry
the undocking and landing live. The Soyuz will undock Monday at 5:43
p.m. EDT and land in Kazakhstan at 9:09 p.m.
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